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Grigoris Karantinakis is known for I horodia tou Haritona (2005), Smyrna (2021) and I apli methodos ton trion (2004).
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Smyrna, my Beloved (Greek: Σμύρνη μου αγαπημένη) is a 2021 Greek historical epic film directed by Grigoris Karantinakis about the burning of Smyrna (today's Izmir, Turkey) by the Turkish army in September 1922. The film stars Mimi Denisi, Burak Hakki, Rupert Graves and Susan Hampshire.
May 10, 2022 · Grigoris Karantinakis is a theatre, film, and television director. He has degrees from the Stavrakos Film School and the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, and he has taught film and acting since 2003. From 2011 to 2015, he was the general manager of the Greek Film Center.
Dec 23, 2021 · Smyrna: Directed by Grigoris Karantinakis. With Mimi Denissi, Leonidas Kakouris, Burak Hakki, Krateros Katsoulis. Members of the Baltatzis family recount the 1922 burning of Smyrna, Greece, including the assault on vibrant Greek and Armenian communities.
Sep 27, 2012 · "These movies discuss all kinds of problems, like alienation and loneliness," says Grigoris Karantinakis, the general director of the Greek Film Center. "The crisis is not simply economic; the crisis is primarily intellectual."
Grigoris Karantinakis. Born in Athens. He studied art and costume design (School of Film Studies of Lykourgos Stavrakos), film and television direction (National School of Film Studies in Moscow). He worked as an art director's assistant in theatre and cinema (1982-1985) as well as a first assistant director in theatre, cinema and television.
The historical incidents and facts that preceded and occurred during the occupation of Smyrna in 1922 by the Turkish army, including the massacre of the local Greek and Armenian population, are recounted through the lives of the Baltatzis family members.
